Cooking Dash ReadMe Version 1.0

COOKING DASH README – Version 1.0

System Requirements

§ Minimum

§ Recommended

Installation Instructions

Controls

§ Mouse

§ Keyboard

How To Play

Known Issues

Credits

Legal Information

System Requirements

Minimum:

PC:

Windows Vista, XP SP1 & 2
Pentium IV 1.2 Ghz processor or faster
256 MB RAM
800 x 600 minimum screen resolution
Sound card recommended
30 MB available hard drive space

MAC:

Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5
G4 800 MHz or faster processor
256 MB RAM
800 x 600 minimum screen resolution
Sound card recommended
30 MB available hard drive space

Recommended:

64 MB Video RAM recommended.

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Installation Instructions

1. Double-click on the downloaded Cooking Dash installation executable file to begin the installation program.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation program to install Cooking Dash.

3. After installation, double-click on the Cooking Dash desktop shortcut, or by using the appropriate shortcut in the Start Menu.

4. To uninstall Cooking Dash, use the appropriate shortcut in the Windows program menu or by accessing Windows’ Add/Remove Programs control panel.

MAC

1. Double-click on the downloaded Cooking Dash installation executable file to begin the installation program.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation program to install Cooking Dash.

3. After installation, double-click on the Cooking Dash icon in your Applications folder.

4. To uninstall drag the Cooking Dash icon from the Applications folder into your trash.

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Controls

Mouse:

· The mouse can be used for all actions in the game.

Keyboard:

· Cooking Dash does not support keyboard control.

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How To Play

Game Goals:

The goal of Cooking Dash is to keep your customers satisfied and serve as many as possible. The faster you help your customers, the happier they are, and the more money you make!

How to Play Cooking Dash:

Basic Rules:

1.      Keep customers happy by serving them as fast as you can.

2.      The happier they are, the more money you will earn.

3.      If customers wait too long, they will get upset and leave.

4.      Reach the target amount of money to win a level

Step 1: Seating Customers

1.      Click and drag a customer group to clean places at counter.

2.      Place them in matching color seats for a bonus.

3.      The more times you match a seat color, the bigger the bonus!

Step 2: Serving Customers

1.      Review the customer’s word balloon and click on the corresponding item in the kitchen.

2.      Remember some ingredients need to be cooked!

3.      Put ordered ingredient in corresponding kitchen range or fryer and wait until it is ready.

4.      Do not forget to grab it on time or the ingredient will burn.

5.      Sometimes you need to put two ingredients on one plate. Just click on the first cooked ingredient, then on second.

6.      Click on the customer to deliver the order.

Step 3: Cash Out

1.      Click on a customer who is finished eating to cash him out.

Step 4: Clearing Dishes

2.      Click on a dirty dish to pick it up. Then click on the dish bin to drop it off.

Power-ups

1.      The Jukebox will increase the mood of people in line.

2.      Chili sauce added to any plate will make the customer eat fast

Upgrades:

Purchase upgrades to improve the look of your restaurant and get better equipment to meet increasing customer demand.

Coffee:

Serve customers a cup of coffee while they are eating or ordering to increase their mood.

Dessert:

Happier customers are more likely to order dessert.

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Known Issues

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Credits

Alias Worlds Entertainment

·         Vlad Alexahin

·         Dmitry Misko

·         Vitalic Zhukovich

·         Anton Argunov

·         Igor Khabibov

·         Alexander Khatskevich

·         Sergey Bakovets

·         Nick Laskevich

·         Alex Kriger

·         Valentine Grischenko

·         Victor Laktyssev

·         Evgeny Nitusov

PlayFirst, Inc.

·         Producer – Michael Murguia

·         Contributing Designer – Dan Chao

·         Art Director – Nick Stern

·         Contributing Artist – Jeff Troupe

·         Quality Assurance Manager – Chris Dunn

·         Quality Assurance – Cesar Lemus (QA Lead), Brian DeGraf (Project Lead), Amy Belden, Adam Gourdin, Guy Romhild, Kim Schroeder, Victor Kunkel

·         Director of Publishing – Craig Bocks

·         Executive Producer – Kenny Shea Dinkin

·         Marketing - Devin Grayson

·         Technology – Tim Mensch, Jim Brooks, Brad Edelman

·         Audio – Somatone Interactive Audio

·         Special Thanks – Maria Waters, Kristina Tomalesky, Angel Inokon, Aaron Norstad, Jared Brinkley, Hung Chang

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Legal Information

Copyright © 2008 PlayFirst, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright and licenses restricting use, copying, distribution and decompilation. PlayFirst, Cooking Dash, Diner Dash and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of PlayFirst, Inc. Aliasworlds is the trademark of Aliasworlds Entertainment.

This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group

This software uses OGG/Vorbis, which is distributed under the following terms:

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

· Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

· Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

· Neither the name of the Xiph.Org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

This software uses Lua, which is distributed under the following terms:

Lua 5.0 license

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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